Latest FACT news and perspectives

FACT was pleased to support the annual Caribbean Investment Summit in Saint Lucia as a sponsor. The event brought together Heads of Government from CBI jurisdictions, CBI chief executives, due [...]

FACT’s CEO, Andy Maher, and Head of Due Diligence, Lucy Crotty, were pleased to attend the Global Citizenship Forum in London, hosted by Henley & Partners. The event brought together [...]

FACT, the UK’s leading IP protection organisation, has contacted over a thousand individuals across the UK via email and text, warning them to immediately cease using illegal TV streaming services [...]

US-Iran conflict: Why Economic Fury has barely touched crypto Following the 8 April ceasefire between the US and Iran, Washington moved from military escalation to economic pressure. Operation Economic Fury, [...]

What the Bidoon population reveals about due diligence challenges Kuwait occupies a complex position within the Gulf region. Outwardly stable, it is shaped by geopolitical volatility, a stateless population and [...]

Intellectual property protection has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past four decades. What began as a battle against counterfeit VHS tapes and DVDs has evolved into a complex fight [...]

Cryptocurrency is no longer a fringe consideration in investment migration. As digital assets become more mainstream, citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes are increasingly encountering applicants whose wealth includes crypto and, [...]

Automation and AI are reshaping how citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes operate. From document intake to application management, digital tools are being adopted to handle growing volumes, tighter timelines and [...]

High-profile decisions can reveal deeper structural shifts. George and Amal Clooney’s decision to become French citizens points to a broader reality: for those with the means to choose, nationality itself [...]

From the war in Ukraine and military intervention in Venezuela, to shifting visa regimes and political uncertainty in the US and Europe, governments are reassessing risk at speed. One of [...]

FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) and partners have carried out a major enforcement operation against Irish retail outlets enabling access to illegal TV streaming services, sending a strong warning to those [...]

A man from Birmingham who ran a sophisticated illegal streaming operation has been jailed for two years and nine months for offences related to creating and operating an illegal streaming [...]